Convertible stand and table



1. B. OGDEN.

CONVERTIBLE STAND AND TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED 050.27. I92].

g -gg mg Patenteii July 11,1922.

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J. B. OGDEN. CONVERTIBLE STAND AND TABLE. APPLICATION FILED 05c. 27, 1921.

lli gl wl WITNESSES i i STATES JOHN B. OGDEN, OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA.

; CONVERTIBLE STAND AND TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 11 1922;

Application filed December 27, 1921. Serial No. 525,027.v

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHN B. OGDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynchbur in the county of Campbell and State of irginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Convertible Stands and Tables, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combined stands and tables.

The object is'to improve the construction of stands for use in connection with talking machines of different makes, and to provide a stand capable of supporting one of the ordinary smaller types of machines in such manner as to prevent the accidental dislodgement of the latter from the stand and to give the appearance of being an integral construction.

Another object is to provide a stand of this character, from which the talking machine may be easily and quickly detached or removed, and, by the substitution of an ordinary table top formed tocoact with certain interfitting features of the stand, the latter may be converted into a handy small table useful for many purposes, the structure of the stand also lendingitself readily to the application of paneling, including a hinged door whereby the talking machine stand may be included with the usually desirable record cabinet as now in general use.

- A full and complete understanding of the invention may be obtained from a considera tion of the following detaileddescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification; it being understood that while the draw ings show a practical form of the invention, the latter is not confined to strict conformity with the showing thereof, but may be changed or modified, so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention, as specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures,-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view .of the improvedstand, having a talking machine or phonograph of an ordinary type mounted thereon;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the stand of Fig. 1, with the phonograph removed therefrom and showing a table top in position to be applied in lieu thereof;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the stand;

Fig. 4. is a horizontalsection through the same inverted;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed sectional view showing the manner of securing the legs of the stand in place, and also the mounting of the removable table top thereon; a

Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating the manner of securing a lower shelf to the legs of the stand;

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the upper end of one of the legs;

Fig. '8 is a similar view inverted of that portion of the leg having a socket for the re ception of a corner of the shelf; 7

Fig. 9 is a front view, partly broken away of a" stand having side and rear panels mounted in the legs and resting on the shelf, and a front door hinged to the latter to con stitute a'cabinet for phonograph 'records'or for other purpose;

Fig. 10 is a vertical transverse section taken at right angles to Fig. 9.

Talking machines or phonographs which are built into and form a part of the record cabinet, are so expensive that the selling price has been, in many instances, prohibitive for people of small means, and the de mand for a stand or cabinet which may be used for supporting one of the smaller and cheaper forms of machines, while having the appearance of being a part of the structure, has led to the present invention. Such.

.a stand, however, must necessarily be simple in construction, and capable of manufacture at a cost so as to be sold low enough to warrant the purchase of the same use in connection with one of the cheaper grades of machines, and at the same time the stand -must have a seat formed therein which is the stand may either have an open form, in-

and a door for containing the usual records.

In the construction illustrated, the legs -1 formed preferably of some hard wood, may

be square as shown, or turned in any desired pattern, the same being of a length agreeing with the usual height'of such stands 1 At a point midway of their or cabinets. lengths, the said legs are provided with mortices 2, constituting sockets for the reception of the corners of a rectangular board 3, constituting a shelf, when the stand is of the open construction, or a bottom, when the stand is in the form of a cabinet, as will be explained.

' The corners of the shelf 3' are provided with inclined bores or apertures 4, for the reception of fastening screws 5, passing from beneath and directed upwardly into the leg 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 6 of the drawing, the head of the screw being preferably countersunk in a suitable counterbore.

The upper ends of the legs are provided along their outer edges with an integral rounded bead 6, thus providing a flat upper end 7 confined within the bead and in horizontal al'inement with the upper edges of connecting rails 8, extending fromleg to leg, the ends of the said rails fitting and abutting against the sides ofthe legs and spaced slightly inwardly from the outer faces thereof.

The four rails 8 are, preferably, part of a separate unit from the legs, and are held in accurate and true rectangular form by diagonally disposed cleats 9, preferably formed of wood as are also the said rails, which latter may be of the same kind as the legs.

, These diagonal corner cleats have their *ends beveled, which ends are held to the side rails by nails 10, screws or other fasteners, and are preferably glued thereto in addition, so that a strong, immovable structure is provided, and the sa1d cleats are further prov ded w th centrally disposed apertures' 11, for the reception of lag screws 12,

having wing nuts 12 for ready manipulation by hand, ilIlClSEllCl screws are turned into the corner of the post d rected towards the center of the stand, said corner being preferably provided with an aperture 13 for the purpose. 3 r

The upper edges of the rails are 'flllSlIWlth the flattops 7 of the legs, and are provided along their outer edges with longitudinally disposed ribs 14, constituting a. continuation ofthe'rib 6 of the legs, the inner faces of the same being in exactalinement with the in- -'ne'r faces of the corner beads though the outer facesjare not, by reason-of the-rails narrower than the adjoining face of {the leg, as

drawing.'*"

cl'ca'rlyshown in Fig, 3 of the comes the bottom wall of the cabinet.

oroducin a sim le chea- )l constructed 1 c P 1 l3 9 strong and durable joint, which may be easily and quickly detached, as well as the joint between the shelf 3 and the legs, when it is desired to knock down and store the structure for shipping purposes, and it will be seen that the same is as easily set up.

The space between the marginal ribs or beads 6 and 1 1', respectively, forms a seat for the base of an ordinary phonograph A,

as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, and many modern types of machines, which are of standard sizeand proportionsymay be securely held thereon and prevented from dislodgcment by said beads. 1

Aboard 15 formed-of the same kind of wood as the restof'the structure, is of dimensions to snugly fit within the said seat whenit is desired to eonvertfthe stand into a table, and the said table top 15-may simply rest upon the seatwithin the'beads, or the same may be equipped with a plurality of angular metallic brackets 16, held in proper position to the. under side oftheboard 15 by screws 17, and adapted to be secured to the inner faces of the rails 8 by screws'18,

and 5)." 3

As thus far described, the stand may constitute what may be termed acheaper structure to be produced at the minimum cost and sold at a correspondingly low figure for use .in connection-with a cheap type of machine. If a better and consequently more expensive type of stand is desired, one may be obtained withthe' record cabinet feature included in the structure by the simple addition of side panels 19, formed of wood having the grain properly displayed, and a similar rear panelv20, said panels being set into grooves or mortices provided in the opposed faces of the legs and in the under edges-of the rails 8, as clearly shown in Figs. 9 and 10 of the drawings, the usual gluing process being employed to retain the panels in place, and the lower edges of the same resting upon the shelf 3, which thus bezi front door 21, hinged to the front edge of the shelf or 'bottomg, as at 22, completes the structure of the *cabinet,. which *may be formed infizany other manner, and is preferably provided with suitable; means .for-

separating the records inanypf the well- *and durable" combinationv stand for cabinet and table has been provided which is readily convertible from one to the other, and which may be shipped in knockdown form, thus saving in the cost of transportation especially in quantities and that the same may be readily set up by anyone not shilled.

What is claimed is 1. A convertible stand designed to support a tallring machine thereon and presentthe appearance of a unified structure, or to be used as a table when the talking machine is removed, said stand having no top but being substantially the same width and length as the talking machine, and com prising corner legs, a series of transverse rails connecting the legs at the top and iiormi g therewith a rectangular support for the machine, said rails and said legs each having their upper edges formed with a head which beads are in alinement and forn continuous flange around the top of the stand, thereby providing seat for the re ception of either the base of a talking machine or a removable table top, said machine or said top closing the upper part of the stand when either is in use.

2. A convertible phonograph stand and table, comprising corner legs, a shelf having its corners let into recesses of the legs at an intermediate point of their length and secured in said recesses and a series of rails connecting the legs at the top thereof and forming therewith a rectangular support for the phonograph, said legs and said rails each having their upper edges provided with a head, the said beads forming continuous flange and providing a seat for either the base of a phonograph or the top of a table. said stand being open at the top and said opening being closed by the machine or the table top when either is in use.

3. A convertible phonograph stand and table, comprising corner legs having their upper ends provided, along two edges with an angular upstanding continuous bead, top rails extending from leg to leg and having their upper edges in a horizontal plane with the upper fiat ends of the legs, longitudinal beads formed along the outer edges of the rails, said beads having their inner faces in alinement with the inner faces of the angular corner beads, and means for holding the rails and legs together in rectangular relation to receive the base portion of a phonograph to constitute a. stand therefor or for the reception of a rectangular board to constitute a table, said stand being open at the top and said opening being closed by the machine or the table top when either is in use.

4t. A convertible cabinet designed to support a talking machine thereupon and present the appearance of a unified structure or to be converted into a table, comprising corner legs, a series of horizontally disposed rails connecting the legs at the top, means for detachably connecting the rails to the legs and forming therewith a rectangular structure recesses in the legs at an interi ediate point of their length, a shelf having its corners let into said recesses, means for detachably securing the shelf in said re cesses, grooves provided in the legs extending from said recesses to the side rails, detachable panels fitted in said grooves between said shelf and said rails, and a door hinged to the shelf and also fitted between the legs.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

JOHN B. OGDEN. 

